Scientists Reveal How Signals Travel Through Rats' Whiskers
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May 17, 2006 |
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Like blind peoples’ fingers, rats use their whiskers to engage in active sensing – a combination of movement and touch – when trying to figure out the location and identity of a certain object. But how the ...
Plantronics creates VoIP Bluetooth headset
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May 17, 2006 |
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Headset designer Plantronics has introduced the first Bluetooth headset optimized for Voice over Internet Protocol connectivity.
WHO probes six Indonesian bird flu deaths
May 17, 2006 |
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World Health Organization officials are studying the deaths of six family members from bird flu in Indonesia and say there was no human-to-human transmission.
Firm develops way to fight pictoral spam
May 17, 2006 |
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Israeli e-mail security company Comtouch unveiled Tuesday new technology designed to target spam that consists only of pictures.
1,156 dead in Angola cholera outbreak
May 17, 2006 |
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The World Health Organization reported more than 30,000 cases and 1,100 deaths from cholera in Angola since mid-February.
RIAA sues XM over recording device
May 17, 2006 |
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XM Satellite Radio is prepared to fight a lawsuit from the Recording Industry Association of America regarding the recording of satellite radio onto electronic devices.
Helping hands: Are two better than one?
May 17, 2006 |
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Having someone help with a simple physical task often seems to be more trouble than its worth, but U.S. scientists say that perception is incorrect.
Crews selected for future NASA missions
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May 17, 2006 |
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NASA Wednesday announced crew assignments for two 2007 space shuttle missions to the International Space Station.
Mobile TV to come to Taiwanese cell phones
May 17, 2006 |
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Inventec Appliances Corporation and Siano Mobile Silicon signed a deal in Taiwan Tuesday to integrate mobile digital TV receivers into handheld devices.
The Web: Math reshapes online marketing
May 17, 2006 |
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A significant shift is under way in online marketing -- one that is finally enabling major brand advertisers to more accurately measure the value of their Internet traffic, and even cleverly customize content for specific ...
Linksys ships Wireless-G IP cell phones
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May 17, 2006 |
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A line of WiFi cell phones that can make VoIP calls over speedy Wireless-G networks has been released in the United States by Linksys.
In Brief: AT&T expands network integration services
May 17, 2006 |
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AT&T expanded its network integration services in Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Japan, the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East.
Officials: Drug plan enrollment up sharply
May 17, 2006 |
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At least 1 million senior Americans reportedly signed up for the Medicare prescription drug plan in the program's final week of enrollment.
N.J. dental students accused of cheating
May 17, 2006 |
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New Jersey's only dental school is investigating allegations that 18 students traded or sold clinical procedure credits they need to graduate, a report said.
In Brief: Cable cos. step up emergency preparedness
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U.S. Cable companies are stepping up efforts to prepare for natural disasters and other emergencies, an industry association said.
